PITTMAN TED R

CPT Ted R. Pittman was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 11/20/2017 at the age of 74.6
Dallas, TX
Flight Class 65-66
Date of Birth 04/03/1943
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps
Served in Vietnam with HMM-265 in 67
This information was provided by Sammie Williams

More detail on this person: Ted Richard Pittman was born on April 3, 1943, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and passed away in the early morning of November 20th with his wife and four daughters by his side after battling melanoma cancer. Ted is survived by his wife of 53 years, Coco; brother James Mackie Cross; daughters and sons-in-law Kathy and James, Christy and Rob, Shelly and Matt, and Andee and Colin; and 13 grandchildren. Ted is preceded in death by mother Dorothy Jacqueline Cross and step-father James Hugh Cross; and father Ted Pittman who died during World War II. Ted graduated with a bachelor degree from Louisiana State University where he met and married Coco (Edna May Grantham). After college, Ted joined the Marine Corps, achieving the rank of Captain. He served in the Vietnam War as a helicopter pilot, having received seven air metals and a Purple Heart after his helicopter was shot down. Ted then went on to work as a Real Estate Developer, involved in 45 commercial developments primarily in the Dallas/Fort Worth area as the Owner of The Pittman Company, Dallas; Managing Partner for Ellis & Pittman; Partner in Second Century Investments and Owner of Pittman Commercial Properties. With a strong passion for running, Ted finished 17 marathons including the prestigious Boston Marathon. Following his sense of adventure, Ted and Coco enjoyed traveling and visited many places all over the world including Tanzania, where Ted climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. He wrote about his family, experiences and adventures in an autobiography titled Headwinds. Ted was an active member of St. James Episcopal Church and a loving son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather. He has touched many lives and will be greatly missed. There will be a visitation Friday, November 24, from 6:00-8:00pm at Restland Memorial Cemetery (13005 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75243). A service of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, November 25, at 2:00pm at St. James Episcopal Church (9845 McCree Rd., Dallas, TX 75238). In lieu of flowers, donations to the Kellermann Foundation can be made through St. James Episcopal Church.

Burial information: Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas

This information was last updated 06/20/2018

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024